Janine Grob and Daniel Bollier are taking over the technical and operational management of the emergency training division at Lifetec AG and are further expanding the company's training division.
Since the beginning of 2019, Lifetec AG has been expanding the Emergency training continuously. Lifetec training courses are SRC-, eduQua- and IVR-certified and the company offers company-specific training courses as well as courses in accordance with the IVR levels 1, 2 and 3.
Janine Grob (48) is the new First Aid Specialist. In her new role, she will be responsible for medical teaching and the selection of new instructors as well as quality assurance for Lifetec AG's first aid courses. She has already been working for Lifetec AG in various roles since fall 2019 and is now joining the company full-time. Janine Grob is a qualified paramedic HF, vocational trainer and instructor, can look back on a long career in the emergency services and brings with her a wealth of experience in the field of first aid.
Daniel Bollier is taking on the role of Operational Manager Emergency Training & Education in the Lifetec AG training team. He has been with the company since July 2019. Previously, he was employed as a specialist in operational emergency management and organized the first aid training courses. Before joining Lifetec AG, 52-year-old Daniel Bollier worked as an ICT project manager and was Head of IT for over twelve years. He is a transport paramedic with a federal certificate. With almost 20 years of practical experience as a transport paramedic, Daniel Bollier has in-depth knowledge of the rescue sector and the fire department.
Janine Grob and Daniel Bollier took up their positions as First Aid Specialist and Operational Head of Emergency Training & Education on July 1, 2020.
Federal Council wants to improve employee safety in the construction industry
The Federal Council would like to update the provisions on employee protection during construction work. At its meeting at the end of May 2020, it decided to submit a draft for a total revision of the Ordinance on the Safety and Health of Workers during Construction Work (BauAV) for consultation. The aim is to improve clarity and legal certainty in this area. The revised ordinance is scheduled to come into force at the beginning of July 2021.
The current regulation dates back to 2005 and no longer meets today's requirements, which is due in particular to the important technical progress of the last few years. Some formulations also proved to be too vague for optimal implementation.
The most important changes concern the fall height as well as the scaffolding. Incoherent Fall protection regulations in various chapters of the ordinance had led to uncertainty. For example, the revised ordinance provides for the standardization of the fall height above which fall protection measures must be taken to 2 meters. The chapter on scaffolding was also completely revised, as many provisions have now been regulated in European standards and therefore no longer need to be set out in a federal ordinance.
In times of the coronavirus, the Swiss textile care industry has made a significant contribution to combating the current pandemic. Companies in healthcare and industry have recognized that crisis-resistant textile management is part of a functioning business.
Hospitals, nursing homes, doctors' offices, but also the food industry or industrial companies depend on clean and hygienically perfect textiles every day. "Bed linen, work clothing, protective equipment - without these textiles, the healthcare system or even food production would not function," emphasizes Melanie Saner, Managing Director of the Association Textile care Switzerland VTS. The "extraordinary situation" in times of Corona showed this once again. With their performance, dry cleaners and laundries form an effective barrier to interrupt the infection chain via the textile cycle. It is now all the more important for companies to think about how they can establish crisis-resistant textile management. To this end, there are various factors to consider.
Do not wash work clothes at home
Especially in times of Coronavirus clean workwear is of paramount importance for hospital staff. The members of the Swiss Textile Care Association are proving to be system-relevant suppliers in the crucial areas of healthcare and public supply. A closure of laundries and dry cleaners due to COVID-19 would have been devastating for the supply of healthcare and nursing home facilities.
Viruses and bacteria can be transmitted by liquids and dust particles in addition to direct contact of wounds with hands, instruments and textiles. The washing of Professional clothing from the health and social care sector is extremely sensitive, as these textiles may contain not only the coronavirus but also other invisible hospital germs. Many companies are not aware of this problem and allow employees' work clothes to be washed at home. How long the coronavirus survives on textiles is still controversial - studies range from 20 minutes to 9 days. Besides viruses, there are also Bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus or Escherichia coli, which are pathological agents and cause serious illnesses such as wound infections or blood poisoning, especially in people with a weakened immune system. These can only be eliminated by validated washing and disinfection procedures.
The Swiss Textile Care Association considers this to be a serious problem, as viruses and bacteria are carried into one's own four walls and can also contaminate other laundry through improper care. The Swiss Textile Care Association therefore once again stresses the importance of having workwear - including that from other occupational groups - professionally prepared. "It is part of an employer's duties to ensure the occupational safety and health protection of its personnel," says Saner: "This also includes clothing!"
Quarantine obligation with fine up to 10'000.- CHF
When employed persons travel to a high-risk country, they must follow the mandatory 10-day quarantine without compensation upon return. Business trips are exempt from this requirement. The regulations are reasonable for employers, according to the Swiss Employers' Association, and help prevent another lockdown.
As of July 6, Swiss citizens who have traveled to a risk country designated by the Federal Council must spend the first ten days after returning home in quarantine. With this, the Federal Office of Public Health prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections.
From View of the federal government an employee can be accused of fault if he/she goes to a risk area and has to enter the officially ordered quarantine on the return journey. In the case of such a self-inflicted prevention of work, the employee is not entitled to compensation. On the one hand, the continued payment of wages by the employer as regulated in the Swiss Code of Obligations does not apply. Secondly, according to the new Covid 19 Ordinance, the previous EO daily allowance no longer applies. The Swiss Employers' Association (SAV) recommends informing employees of the discontinuation of salary payment for the subsequent quarantine before traveling to a risk country.
Whoever evades a quarantine commits a violation according to Article 83 of the Epidemics Act, which is punishable by a fine (maximum CHF 10,000.-) (para. 1 let. h), in case of negligence by a fine of up to CHF 5,000.-. The cantons are responsible for prosecution. (Source: EDI/BAG)
In the opinion of the SAV, business trips to a high-risk country should be undertaken with restraint. If such a trip is indispensable, the employer must assume continued payment of wages during the subsequent quarantine on the basis of his instructions to travel.
Whether the employer provides its workforce with a Journey to a country at risk can prohibit such travel must be decided on a case-by-case basis. It must be weighed up whether the employee's interest in the trip outweighs the employer's interest in having an employee who is fit for work after the vacation. If the employee concerned defies an instruction, the employer may issue a reprimand or a warning. Furthermore, the employee becomes liable for damages if the employer suffers a loss due to the breach of duty.
During the quarantine period, are you allowed to go out occasionally, take a walk, get fresh air, or run errands? No. The purpose of quarantine is to break the chain of transmission. Physical contact with others must be avoided. However, this does not mean that social contact is prohibited. Contact by phone or Skype is allowed. (Source: EDI/BAG)
At first glance, the quarantine regulations will further complicate everyday business life. However, the new rules create the prerequisite for the business community to have a further regulated Step back to normality can do. Employers want to prevent a second lockdown, because it would have serious consequences for the national economy and society.
Further information and link tips from the FOPH & DFA, among others:
Quarantine obligation for travelers
As of July 6, 2020, quarantine is mandatory for people entering the country from certain areas. This was decided by the Federal Council on July 1, 2020. For persons who have been in a state or area with an increased risk of infection and enter Switzerland, quarantine is mandatory (this is not just a recommendation). The legal basis for this is the Epidemics Act. The list of states or areas with increased risk of infection can be found in the Covid-19 Regulation Measures in International Passenger Traffic. This List is updated regularly (as of 7/7/2020):
Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Belarus Bolivia Brazil Cabo Verde Chile Dominican republic Honduras Iraq Israel Qatar Colombia Kosovo Kuwait Moldova North Macedonia Oman Panama Peru Russia Saudi Arabia Sweden Serbia South Africa Turks and Caicos Islands United States of America (U.S.A.)
Smoking increases the risk of suffering a severe course of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Smoking weakens the immune system and damages the lungs. The younger a person is who starts smoking, the greater the risk of becoming addicted to nicotine, contracting acute respiratory infections and dying from chronic respiratory or lung disease. The Swiss Lung League therefore calls for effective youth protection in the Tobacco Products Act.
Smoking doubles the risk of Respiratory infection. The cell walls of the alveoli are less stable due to nicotine consumption. This could make it easier for viruses such as COVID-19 to penetrate the cell walls of the alveoli1. However, more research is needed to determine this. As initial studies show, the risk of suffering a severe course of coronavirus disease increases by a factor of 2.4 in smokers. In addition, smokers are more likely to have pre-existing cardiovascular diseases, Cancer or chronic respiratory diseases, which may increase the risk of severe COVID-19 increase additionally.
Preventing youth from nicotine use
More than half of people start using tobacco as adolescents. Among 15- 19-year-olds already smoke 21%. 50% of 15-year-old boys and 35% of those of the same age. Girls have already taken a drag on an e-cigarette. In addition courts the tobacco industry to young people with flavored nicotine products. In the EU Cigarettes with flavors such as menthol or vanilla banned from May 20, 2020. The present Unfortunately, the draft of the Tobacco Products Act does not provide for any such Prohibition measures before.
More and more often - especially in the social media - you can read claims that sunscreen is of no use and is just a marketing tool of the industry. This unsettles many people. The Cancer League advises the use of sunscreen as a complementary protective measure to shade, hat, sunglasses and clothing.
Most people are aware that they have to protect themselves from protect too much UV radiation should. If they don't, painful sunburn soon follows - increasing the risk of skin cancer. The skin never forgets: not all cells damaged by UV rays can be repaired by the body. They can degenerate, multiply uncontrollably and thus cause skin cancer. Increasingly, online posts can be found warning of the danger of sunscreen. It should Skin cancer even cause, it is proclaimed. But is this true?
Benefits of sunscreen scientifically proven
According to current knowledge, the benefits of sunscreen products are greater than any potential health risks. Dermatologists, the Federal Office of Public Health and the Cancer League recommend consistent use of sunscreen, as a supplement to staying in the shade, wearing sunglasses, hats and clothing. Cancer League experts are constantly compiling the latest independent research to provide the best recommendations for sun protection. Skin cancer prevention to be able to issue
Attached are three statements that the Cancer League would like to shed some light on:
"I've never used sunscreen and I haven't gotten skin cancer yet."
Cancer is a disease of old age. Just one quarter of skin cancer sufferers are under 50 years of age when diagnosed. What is certain is that with every sunburn, and even before it occurs, genetic material in the cells of the skin is damaged. Some of these damaged cells can be repaired by the body on its own, but others are left damaged. These cells can begin to multiply uncontrollably on their own, which can then lead to cancer. Especially Sunburns at a young age increase the risk of skin cancer.
"If I protect myself from the sun and use sunscreen, my body can't produce enough vitamin D."
Direct solar radiation is not necessary for the formation of vitamin D [1]. In summer, sufficient indirect UVB radiation hits our body so that it can produce enough vitamin D and no deficiency symptoms occur. In the less sunny seasons, deficiencies can occur. In case of a deficiency, supplements can be taken, but this should be discussed with a specialist in advance.
"It's strange, what did people do 100, 200 years ago before there was sunscreen? Did they all get skin cancer?"
On the one hand, the life expectancy of people 100 years ago averaged just 45 years. On the other hand, it is suspected that various factors contribute to more skin cancer cases: the UV-intensive leisure behavior that has been changing for years; frequent sun vacations as well as solarium visits. Another reason could be that the very good medical care in Switzerland makes it possible to detect cancer at an early stage and also to record it as a disease (cancer registry).
For these reasons, the Cancer League recommends:
stay in the shade between 11:00 and 15:00, because this is the best protection against the sun.
Wear hat, sunglasses and dresses.
Apply sunscreen as a supplement.
not go to the solarium.
This is what the Cancer League offers for sun protection
Brochures such as "Sun Protection," "Sun Protection - The Essentials in a Nutshell," and "Sun Protection for My Child" as well as fact sheets can be downloaded or ordered free of charge.
[1] In order to be able to form vitamin D, the skin must be exposed to direct sunlight. Depending on the skin type, around 10 to 15 minutes (maximum) are sufficient for this - but without sunscreen. Since we Central Europeans spend up to 90 % of our time indoors and are clothed most of the time, our bodies cannot produce enough vitamin D, which is why scientific circles clearly assume a broad undersupply of vitamin D in the population. Vitamin D is an extremely important hormone, which is not only for the bones, but also for cancer prevention, cell protection, brain function, regenerative processes and to support autoimmune diseases extremely relevant.
Unfortunately, most commercially available vitamin D supplements offer only extremely small amounts of this vital vitamin and one should definitely discuss this in advance with trained alternative practitioners, nutritionists or specialists before buying expensive and worthless supplements.
To get a concrete picture of what you would have to eat and how much to get enough vitamin D, Helsana insurance reads, "15 micrograms of vitamin D are contained, for example, in 180 grams of wild salmon, 515 grams of raw chicken eggs, which is the equivalent of about nine medium-sized eggs, or 485 grams of fresh porcini mushrooms...".
The editors of SAFETY-PLUS, the leading Swiss trade journal for occupational safety and health protection, are compiling a market overview on the topic of work and safety footwear for the upcoming issue. The focus is on footwear that offers protection against mechanical, chemical, thermal and electrical risks.
With the market overview wants SAFETY–PLUS to provide safety officers (SiBes), purchasers and decision-makers with practical and quick information on the subject of work and safety footwear. In an informative, clear and prominent way, we present the most important functional and safety features and application possibilities around the topic of foot protection.
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The market overview is published on 16.09.2020 in the output SAFETY–PLUS 3/2020.
Protect yourself from UV radiation
As beautiful as sunny days are, the strong sunlight can harm your health. Especially the UV radiation emitted by the sun is very harmful for our skin and eyes.
Every year, about 1000 people fall ill at work from Skin cancer. If you regularly work outdoors, it is essential that you protect yourself from UV rays. Your employer must provide you with the necessary UV protection. At the beginning of summer (from 21 June), UV radiation is at its highest. Already in spring, the UV rays become so intense that an effective Skin protection is necessary. Even when it is still cool and when there is light cloud cover. In midsummer (June and July) UV radiation is most dangerous. Then you need additional protection on sunny days and also on slightly cloudy days. The head, ears and neck are most at risk. Therefore, wear a hat with a visor on the forehead and a neck guard.
Facts
Two thirds of the harmful UV radiation hits the earth's surface between 11:00 and 15:00.
In the mountains, UV radiation is stronger than in the lowlands.
UV radiation becomes even more intense on light-colored or metal surfaces (e.g. roof surfaces), on water, in snow or sand.
What the employer needs to know
The employer must take the necessary protective measures against the harmful effects of UV radiation (Art. 5 VUV). This also includes the delivery of Sunscreen. It is equally important that your employees protect themselves from the dangerous UV rays when working in the sun (Art. 82 UVG). This includes the use of sunscreen and, in June and July, suitable headgear (helmet or cap) with a head shield and neck protection.
Heat
During the great heat of midsummer, the body is particularly stressed. It becomes even more intense in high humidity. People who perform heavy physical work suffer from these strains. And further: Meet due to the Heat Warnings of Meteo Schweiz for your employees the appropriate measures.
In case of high heat load (from danger level 3):
If possible, move the work to the early morning hours and the morning.
Drink plenty and frequently: at least ½ liter per hour (sodium-containing mineral water, juices, tea, soups). Not drinking anything in the heat is life-threatening!
Don't work alone so colleagues can recognize and respond to signs of a heat problem.
Always look for the shade
Ozone
Ozone is formed during intense solar radiation, predominantly in early summer and in summer. The daily maximum values are reached in the late afternoon hours (approx. 16.00 to 18.00 o'clock). High ozone levels can cause burning eyes, irritation of the throat and pharynx, shortness of breath, and headaches. Heavy physical work outdoors should be moved to the morning hours on ozone-prone summer days.
Professionals protect themselves from harmful rays of the sun
Specialists from Suva wanted to know from workers if they would wear a hat with a head shield and neck protection against dangerous UV radiation. At the beginning there were doubts that it is useful. Some said it looked funny and it was hot under the hat. After a trial period with the hat, the same people were asked. They said it actually does help. The hat with forehead shield and neck guard protects from the sun. The face is in the shade. The head remains cool.
Testimonials from workers who do their jobs outdoors
Landscaper: "This hat with neck protection is very comfortable. It is not tight and is easy to wear. It gives nice shade."
Landscaper: "The hat covers the light part of the sky. I find that comfortable. You don't have the sun right in your face that way."
With the help of the UV index from BAG you can better assess the sun's radiation and take appropriate measures to protect yourself from the dangers of UV radiation. Source: BAG
It will be a long time before the first self-driving cars hit the market. But a transitional phase is already beginning, in which increasingly assisted and automated driving will bring new challenges for road safety. Further research is therefore needed - as a basis for this, the BFU has published a report on automated driving. For the BFU, it is clear that safety must not be lost sight of despite all the enthusiasm about the introduction of automated vehicles. After all, every level of automation brings new problems.
Automated vehicles raise great hopes for the Road safetybecause a large proportion of accidents today are due to human error. However, until a possible safety effect becomes apparent and until many self-driving cars are reliably on the road in daily traffic, a long transition phase is still to be expected - during which there could even be more accidents due to new challenges for road safety.
Each level has its own problems
In so-called partially automated driving, humans are largely relieved of the driving task, but they must monitor the car and its surroundings in order to be able to quickly take corrective action in the event of errors. "However, reliable data monitoring succeeds for 20 minutes at most," warns Markus Deublein, an expert on automated driving at the BFU.
In the next higher level of automation, conditionally automated driving, continuous monitoring is no longer required. The driver is allowed to read a book, for example. However, the human must, if the Vehicle can spontaneously take over again - without having enough time to get a picture of the situation. Wrong actions are preprogrammed here.
Within an approved range independently drives a Car in highly automated driving. Humans no longer have to take over when the system reaches its limits. "A central problem here is that automated vehicles and other road users speak different languages and don't understand each other at first," explains Markus Deublein. What is needed are coherent communication concepts and uniform technical solutions for the future, which means globally and intuitively understandable signals on the part of the vehicle. But the vehicle must also be able to reliably recognize and correctly interpret body signals and other nonverbal cues.
Coronavirus: extensive normalization and simplified ground rules
As of Monday, June 22, 2020, the measures to combat the new coronavirus will be largely lifted. Only large events will remain banned until the end of August. This was decided by the Federal Council at its meeting on 19 June 2020 due to the persistently low case numbers. All publicly accessible places must have a protection concept. The Federal Council has simplified the requirements for this. Hand hygiene and keeping one's distance remain the most important protective measures; the Federal Council continues to rely heavily on personal responsibility.
Editorial - June 22, 2020
In a fourth step, the Federal Council largely lifts the remaining restrictions as of June 22. Events and gatherings with up to 1000 people are allowed again.
As of February 28, 2020, the Federal Council has Measures to protect against the coronavirus and gradually tightened them by March 21. From April 27, it relaxed the measures again in three steps. Also in the Relaxation phase the numbers of new infections, hospitalizations and deaths have decreased and stabilized at a low level.
Events with up to 1000 people possible In a fourth step, the Federal Council largely lifts the remaining restrictions as of June 22. Events and gatherings with up to 1000 people are allowed again. However, the tracking of contacts must always be possible. The organizer must ensure that the maximum number of people to be contacted does not exceed 300, for example by dividing the event into sectors. The cantons can also lower this limit. Large events of more than 1000 people will be permitted again from the beginning of September, provided that the epidemiological situation does not deteriorate. In the process, the participants must also be divided into sectors.
Seating is no longer compulsory in restaurants as of June 22. The Federal Council has also lifted the curfew for restaurants, discos and nightclubs.
Simplified basic rules for all Following the relaxation steps that have been taken, the Federal Council is placing even greater emphasis on people acting on their own responsibility; people should continue to comply with the hygiene and distance rules. The Federal Council has also simplified and standardized the requirements for protection concepts. All publicly accessible places must have a protection concept; specific rules for individual categories of businesses, events or educational institutions have been dispensed with. The same requirements now apply to all concepts; there are no longer any model protection concepts.
The minimum distance between two persons is reduced from 2 meters to 1.5 meters in view of the low case rates. If the distance of 1.5 meters cannot be maintained for more than 15 minutes, there is a significant risk of infection. The distance can still be undercut if a mask is worn or partitions are in place. At events with fixed seating, for example at a concert or cinema, leaving a seat empty is sufficient. If distance measures are not possible at events, occasions or in schools, contact lists must be kept. This ensures that contacts can be traced in the event of a positive case (contact tracing).
Masks: always have with you on public transport, compulsory at demonstrations Masks can greatly reduce the risk of infection. In public transport, wearing a mask is strongly recommended if the necessary distance cannot be maintained. All Travelers should always wear a face mask. There is no upper limit for the number of people participating in demonstrations, but the wearing of masks is mandatory. This change for political and civil society rallies will already apply from Saturday, June 20, 2020.
Home office recommendation is lifted In the future, it will be up to the employer to decide whether employees should work at home or in the office. The Home Office Recommendations are repealed, as are the requirements for the protection of Group Particularly vulnerable persons. They can also return to work. However, the employer is obligated to protect the health of the employees with appropriate measures to protect. The labor law applies. The simplified basic rules also apply to trade, industry and service companies that are not open to the public. Protection concepts are not necessary here.
Coping with a resurgence Following today's exit from the exceptional situation, the Federal Council has held a debate on the management of a possible second wave. In contrast to the first wave, the main responsibility in the event of a resurgence of COVID-19 cases is to lie with the cantons. Cantons that notice an increase in the number of cases are to manage this with appropriate measures. Preference should be given to those measures that have proven to be particularly effective against the spread of new infections. The Federal Council has issued a number of mandates to the departments to cope with a second wave, for example to quickly obtain detailed data or to ensure the supply of the necessary remedies and protective equipment.
At its meeting on June 19, 2020, the Federal Council also approved the Final report of the crisis unit of the Federal Council Corona (KSBC) and decided to dissolve it with the exit from the extraordinary situation. The KSBC was convened by the Federal Council on 20 March 2020 to ensure coordination with the departments, the Federal Chancellery, cantonal representatives and other crisis teams.
Deformed joints: Are you too young for rheumatism?
With its new campaign "Me and my rheumatism", the Swiss Rheumatism League is shaking up common prejudices against people with rheumatism. After all, rheumatism is not a little ache, but an often serious chronic disease that can affect people of all ages. "I am young and have rheumatism. That doesn't fit into the pattern of many people," is how one of the protagonists of the Rheumatism League campaign sums it up.
Rheumatism has many faces, but one common denominator. Pain and limitations characterize life with rheumatism. Just 40 years ago, deformed joints were often seen in rheumatism patients. With medical progress, rheumatism has become largely invisible. A great quality of life on the one hand, a challenge for many sufferers on the other. People with rheumatism must explain themselves in the private as well as in the business surrounding field again and again. Not only, but also especially now in the corona crisis.
Since many rheumatism sufferers are reduced by their drug treatment or by their age to the Risk group they worry about their safety and fear possible serious courses of the disease in the case of a COVID-19 illness. The Rheumatism League is currently responding to numerous inquiries from insecure sufferers who receive too little understanding for their situation from their environment. It intervenes and seeks individual solutions with those involved.
The restrictions in everyday life are complex, because rheumatism comprises around 200 different clinical pictures. And it can affect anyone. Rheumatism knows no age. Members of the Rheumatism Council of the Swiss Rheumatism League tell their personal stories on rheumaliga.ch. In the campaign "Me and my rheumatism", they tell of hardships, prejudices, stigmatization and aching joints. They share their experiences with around 2 million sufferers in Switzerland and want to encourage them.
The coronavirus is still keeping us at bay. According to the recommendation of the FOPH, we should avoid using public transport if possible. These circumstances and also the nice weather motivate us all the more to ride our bikes. However, according to UVG statistics, around 31,000 bicycle accidents occur every year. 82 percent of these accidents are self-inflicted. Suva recommends a bike check and gives tips on safe cycling.
Anyone who saddles up their bike or e-bike should pay attention to safe riding, especially now. Because most of the 31,000 or so bicycle accidents per year are self-inflicted. The most common sources of danger are: Sidewalks, curbs, cracks in the ground and traffic circles. In second place are collisions with motor vehicles, especially when turning left. In third place are accidents related to railroad tracks and streetcar lines.
Steering the bike with a view ahead
In order to avoid sources of danger, foresighted Cycling important: "By looking ahead, dangers and obstacles can be recognized in good time. If you are not thinking about cycling or are distracted by something on the side of the road, you can easily miss an obstacle and react too late," explains Sabine Kuonen, campaign manager for cycling at Suva. It is important to keep an eye on other road users, but not to be distracted. A bicycle helmet also protects the head.
The Velocheck gives security
A well-maintained bike prevents in many situations a Accident. Checked brakes, intact and pumped tires, an oiled chain and functioning front and rear lights are all part of the annual bike check. "I can be as attentive and concentrated as I want to be when I'm riding my bike, but if my brakes fail, the probability of an accident is relatively high," Kuonen confirms.
Good preparation for long distance and off road cycling
For a longer bike tour is worth serious preparation. The bike itself should be in a roadworthy condition. In addition, it is advisable to pack consumables such as spare parts, bike pump, bike tools, etc. In the case of mountain bikes, the hydraulic suspensions must also be checked regularly. With an e-bike, it is also important to check the battery status and not to forget the charger and, if necessary, a spare battery for a longer tour. To avoid accidents, the Route selection be adapted to the riding ability and physical fitness of the cyclists.
